Chavez is solid, but he's not ARod, not even the reduced version of ARod.

The one thing I am thrilled about is that Arod's absence from the lineup for this extended period takes away what little chance he had in catching the great Henry Aaron in any of the major statistical categories he still is the all-time leader in.

Love that you mentioned Hank Aaron. Top three player of all time. Unbeknownst to most of the general public, the man still holds career records for RBI (2297), total bases (6856) and extra base hits (1477) ...... this despite having retired 36 years ago and MLB having gone through the steroid/comically bad starting pitching era.

If it's so awful, America has the power to get it off the air within 3, 4 episodes, by joining together and not watching. If virtually no one watched, the show would get some ridiculously low rating in the form of a 0.6 or 0.9 or 1.1, and be cancelled almost instantaneously. Everyone will agree that this is exactly what SHOULD happen, the same statements they make about Jersey Shore, Big Ang, and the like, but we know it won't happen. Millions will watch and the shows will stay on, leading to more such shows next season. And around and around we go.

Ahh, yes. Because of liberalism, people from in and around my age category (I'm 30) are ruining things and are nowhere near as good as the "Greatest Generation". That must be why:

- the violent crime rate in NYC is 1/4 of what it was in the late 80's/early 90's
- usage of "hardcore" drugs is 1/3 of what it was in the 70's/early 80's
- more are receiving degrees than ever before and the average educational level reached is exponentially higher than 40-50 years ago

There's nothing to this. They're protesting over nothing. It's the latest silly idea in a long line of silly reality TV shows which everyone will complain about, then keep on the air by watching the very thing that they hate. That's all, it isn't offensive to anyone. Who cares? More important things to worry about.

1) Nobody sorting or compiling your mail will care about the political leanings of an anonymous unseen person that they'll never meet or hear of again after they send out the pamphlet.

2) Everyone on this site is extremely aggressive, loud, and proud of what their party affiliation is when posting in the Comments section of any political story, so why should this be any different? Do you only want to tirade against the other side when protected by the anonymity your screenname provides? Why be embarrassed of who you follow?

First of all, Penn State attendence will not drop. The Penn State faithful are hardcore and based on their thought process during the scandal, will obviously be coming out in droves to support the team. They're not going anywhere.

Second, Penn State plays 6 or 7 home games a season, so even if there was a drop in attendence at football games, it'd only be relevant to sporting events 6 or 7 nights a year.

Third, it doesn't take much to get into a bowl game these days, so they may be able to be in the mix for at least the lower-tier bowls in a few years once the sanctions end.

Patience, we the citizens of this country are the ones who give them their "God-like status" and we are the ones whose contributions dictate what they make. If 47,000-50,000 people didn't attend every NY Yankee game, and spend massive amounts on parking, beer, food, and Yankee branded apparel, the players/coaches/staff wouldn't make what they make.

For what it's worth, if you're a full time MLB player, you're one of the top 800-1000 people doing it in the entire world. In any other field, if someone is that highly rated, they make considerably MORE than the equivalent individual in MLB. The 100th best businessman or the 100th best person in an advanced medical field makes way more than the 100th best MLB'er.

1) I wouldn't call them "major league prices". The very bottom end of the range at some parks in MLB is equivalent to the price range being discussed here, that's about it.

2) We're not talking about some princely sum of money here. Everyone can spend their money the way they want, and if they dislike spending it in this fashion or they're not into the SI Yankees, that's fine, but honestly, everything there is affordable. If someone can't occasionally shell out $20-$25 per ticket and $8-$10 for food for a night out on the weekend, they must not be doing very well in life.

Bingo. I doubt all the people here are as considerate behind the wheel as they claim. They act holier than thou but it's nonsense, half the people complaining in this thread are likely on their phone all the time when they drive, but think they're exempt.

We get one of these articles every two months on this site, and while they're usually well written and draw a ton of interest in the comment section, they ignore the fact that this happens EVERYWHERE. It is not some phenomenon exclusive to a single county. You see it in Brooklyn, Manhattan, New Jersey, other states all around the country. Hell, the author cites an example of someone in Texas as evidence.

It's a fair issue to analyze, but the reporting should really be objective and stop making it seem as if this only occurs here.